Today in the news: Berenstain Bears’ co-creator dies

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Feb 28, 2012 at 12:01 AMFeb 28, 2012 at 5:46 PM

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News to know

“Berenstain Bears” co-creator Jan Berenstain died Friday at age 88, her family announced Monday. Berenstain and her husband, Stan, created the lovable bear family in 1962 that remains popular to this day. There were more than 300 “Berenstain Bears” books.

Quote of note

"There is one deceased student. That's the sad news for all of us today." – Chardon, Ohio, Police Chief Tim McKenna, talking about a school shooting Monday morning that left one student dead and four injured. Officials said a juvenile opened fire in the school cafeteria during breakfast.

Hot video

Ronaldo, one of the world's best soccer players, scored one of the world's best soccer goals recently. Watch it below.

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